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nut·hatch (nut′hac̸h′)

noun

any of various small passerine birds (family Sittidae) with a sharp beak and a short tail, usually searching for insects by moving down tree trunks

Etymology: ME notehach < note, nutte, nut + *hache < hacken, hack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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